Lights illumine
Walls and balconies
Flames mirroring
The delights of Diwali
Temples and towns
All aglow and clear
But birds, dogs and elders
Sit silent in fear
Bombs and crackers
Fill the air
Darken the night
With street corners burning
Scrolls of gunpowder
And precious paper
Whirling flames
Thunderous noise
Hope in the heart
Becomes a breathless
Asthmatic murmur
Wheezing in a world
Torn by sounds
Eclipsing the light
Engulfed in darkness
City hospitals overflow
No one talks
Of the nuisance
Of crackers
And nimble hands
That lose their childhood
In creating a necklace
Of fireworks for School kids
Who love the sound of burning paper
October
2014
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
The negative side of happiness loved reading